gobae

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• gobann

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gobanns. Compare Welsh gof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.βe/

Noun

gobae m (genitive gobann, nominative plural gobainn)

1. smith

Declension

Masculine n-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gobae	gobainnL	gobainn
vocative	gobae	gobainnL	goibneaH
accusative	gobainnN	gobainnL	goibneaH
genitive	gobann	gobannL	gobannN
dative	gobainnL, gobaeL	goibnib	goibnib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• goibnecht, gaibnecht (“the craft or calling of a smith”)

Descendants

• Irish: gabha
• Manx: gaaue
• Scottish Gaelic: gobha

Mutation

Mutation of gobae

radical	lenition	nasalization
gobae	gobae pronounced with /ɣ-/	ngobae

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gobae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language